IT issues for the management of high-quantity, low-cost assets

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-99

  Rasdorf, William ^a   Hummer, Joseph E ^a   Harris, Elizabeth A ^a   Sitzabee, William E ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Assets; Data collection; Information management; Information technology (IT); Infrastructure

Indexed keywords

ASSET IDENTIFICATIONS; ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; ASSETS; AUTOMATED DATA COLLECTIONS; CAPITAL COSTS; COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEMS; CRITICAL ELEMENTS; CRITICAL FUNCTIONS; DATA AVAILABILITIES; DATA COLLECTION; DATA FRAGMENTATIONS; FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATIONS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT); INFRASTRUCTURE; INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS; LOW CAPITAL COSTS; MANAGEMENT EFFORTS; PAVEMENT MARKINGS; ROAD SIGNS; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURES;

ASSET MANAGEMENT; COSTS; DATA ACQUISITION; FACTORY AUTOMATION; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; HIGHWAY MARKINGS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; PAVEMENTS; ROAD AND STREET MARKINGS; ROADS AND STREETS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 60449111336     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3801(2009)23:2(91)     Document Type: Article

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